Anchor



June 12, 1951 E, l JOHNSON 2,556,279

i ANCHOR Filed April lO. 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 `1 l, 2119.1. [M l j 'I A `/7 \\`\v w mfSW'lly/w 5, I@ l 6 :inventor [dw/f? L z/O/r/so/z Junve l2, 1951 E. JOHNSON ANCHOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April l0. 1948 Gttorncgs Patented June 12, 1951 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE ANCHOR Edwin L. `lohnson, Ottawa, Kans.

Application April 10, 1948, Serial No. 20,281

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to anchors, and more particularly to anchors for boats or the like adapted to rest on the bottom of a body of water to anchor the boat in a certain spot on the water.

Heretofore anchors of this character would tend to slide or slip on the bottom of the stream or lake in which the boat is used and would not anchor the boat substantially in one place. Also with anchors heretofore in use there would tendto be a large amount of side sway to the boat permitting the boat to swerve one way or the other with respect to the anchor.

It is, therefore, the principal objects of the present invention to provide an anchor which will adhere to the bottom of a body of Water; to provide an anchor which will prevent swerving of the boat on top of the water; and to provide a device of this character comparatively light, simple, economical to manufacture and eiiicient in operation.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred form of which is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view showing the anchor adhering to the bottom of the body of water with a boat secured thereto by a lead line.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the anchor.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the anchor.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modied form of anchor.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the anchor shown in Fig. 5.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

I designates an anchor embodying the features of my invention comprising a body 2, posts 3 and an anchoring ring 4.

The anchor` is preferably composed of sheet metal or other suitable material having sulicient Weight to sink to the bottom of a body of water and adhere to the bottom as will later be shown.

The body 2 comprises a substantially square piece of material having corners 5, 6, 'I and 8. Located substantially midway between the respective corners and secured thereto by welding or the like are hollow posts 9. It will be noted that slightly less than half of the diameter of the posts extend over the body plate 2 as best illustrated at I8 (Fig. 2). An anchoring rope or chain Il is attached to the ring d as indicated at I 2 (Fig. 1) and having its opposite end attached to a boat I3 as is the usual practice. This can be either by a weight (not shown) attached to the 2 end 0f the rope or the rope tied to the boat in any suitable manner.

Operation of a device constructed and assembled as described is as follows:

When the desired place on a body of water is reached, the anchor may be released over the side of the boat and will come to rest on the bottom M of a lake or stream, as indicated at I5, the body member 2 lying on the bottom i4. Pull of the boat on the line Il attached to the ring member will cause the anchor to upset and the anchor will come to rest on the bottom as indicated in Fig. 1. Pull of the boat on the ring in any direction will cause one of the corners 5, E, 'I or 8 to dig into the bottom and thus cause the anchor to turn over so that the open ends I 6 of the posts will engage the bottom I4 and securely anchor the boat. The open ends of the posts will tend to bury in the bottom as indicated in Fig. 1 and thus anchor the boat. 'I'he rope will then be between two of the posts as indicated at I'I (Fig. 1) and as the posts become iirmly embedded in the bottom, the rope engaging between the posts will prevent side swing of the boat.

While I have here illustrated four posts on a substantially square body or plate member 2 having four corners', it will be obvious that other forms may be used without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Fig. 5 illustrates a modified form of my invention comprising a substantially triangular body member I8 having posts I9, 20 and 2| secured to the respective points of the triangular body member having a rod 22 with a loop 23 to which a rope or chain may be attached as in the preferred form of the invention. The posts I3, IQ and 20 may be secured to the corners of the body member Il by welding or the like as indicated at 24'. It will be noted the rod 22 with itsv loop 23 extends higher than the posts I9, 20 and 2| to provide greater leverage in turning the anchor over after it reaches the bottom of the body of water.

In operation of this form of the invention the anchor is lowered over the side of the boat and the body I8 will contact the bottom I4 of a lake or stream and when the boat pulls on the anchoring rope attached to the loop 23, the anchor will be upset and the open tops 25 will contact the bottom to embed themselves therein to anchor the boat in the desired place. The post 22 with the rope attached will also be embedded in the bottom to aid in anchoring the boat.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improved anchor for boats 3 which will hold the boat in a desired place and prevent side swing of the boat.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An anchor for engaging the bottom of a body of water for anchoring a boat comprising, a substantially fiat body member, a ring secured to one side of said body member at substantially the center thereof, a line having one end secured to said ring and the other end to said boat and hollow posts having one end thereof rigidly secured at spaced points on the same side of said body member as said ring near the edge of said body member, a substantial portion of the secured ends of said posts extending over the edge of said body member forming passageways through said posts, whereby pull on the line will ,cause the free ends of said hollow posts to engage the lo Number 4 bottom of said body of water and become embedded therein.

EDWIN L. JOHNSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the rile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 294,813 Schmeelk Mar. 11, 1884 657,263 Bunje Sept. 4, 1900 FOREIGN PATENTS l5 Number Country Date 11,375 Great Britain 1893 l85,014 `Sweden Dec. 3, 1935 

